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Hosts come in all shapes and sizes. Some things that might be different:
• You might live with a couple, a family with children, a single parent with
children, or a single man or woman
• They might be young or they might be old
• The host might have religious beliefs different to yours
• They might live within walking distance to the school or you might need to take
a bus
• Some hosts have pets living in the house (if you have an allergy to any animal, you
need to let us know before you arrive)
• They will all have different houses and different lifestyles
While you are staying with your host, you should try to do things the way they are
done in Scotland.
Try not to compare your host with your friends host; all host experiences are
different, that’s what makes them so exciting and unique
Your host will provide support for you
during your stay and will offer
conversation, friendship and advice
on cultural differences, and you will be
able to practise your language skills a
lot with them.
• Try to talk with each member of the
household every day. Spend time
communicating with them, show
interest in them and they want to
know about you, your country,
your family, your dreams and your
life
• Communication and patience are
important
• Most people work or go to school
between the hours of 8am and
6pm, unless they have a job where
they are working more unusual
hours
• When your hosts are at home, they
still have to cook, clean, take care
of their children
• Offering to help to make dinner or
wash up after would be a nice; as
would offering to help with the
dinner. However you are never
expected to babysit any younger
children.
• Your hosts are not going to
entertain you all the time, and
will not necessarily have the
entertainment options that you are
used to
• If you are bored at home, you need
to find ways to entertain yourself, or
come to the School and socialise
in the evenings.